insoluble

[ in-sol-yuh-buhl ]

/ ɪnˈsɒl yə bəl /

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adjective

incapable of being dissolved: insoluble salts.

incapable of being solved or explained: an insoluble problem.

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Origin of insoluble

1350–1400; <Latin insolūbilis; replacing Middle English insolible<Middle French insoluble< L. See in-³, soluble

OTHER WORDS FROM insoluble

in·sol·u·bil·i·ty, in·sol·u·ble·ness, nounin·sol·u·bly, adverbsem·i-in·sol·u·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH insoluble

insoluble , insolvable, unsolvable

Words nearby insoluble

insolation, insole, insolence, insolent, insolubilize, insoluble, insolvable, insolvency, insolvency provision, insolvent, in so many words

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How to use insoluble in a sentence

It had landed in the reject pile because a second set of tests had suggested it was too insoluble to be a potential drug.
The miracle molecule that could treat brain injuries and boost your fading memory|Adam Piore|August 25, 2021|MIT Technology Review
This still leaves the possibility of creating insoluble paradoxes.
This Tenet Shows Time Travel May Be Possible - Issue 98: Mind|Sidney Perkowitz|March 24, 2021|Nautilus
Although there was plenty of water and carbon dioxide available to work with billions of years ago, phosphorus was wrapped up in insoluble, unreactive rocks.
How lightning strikes could explain the origin of life—on Earth and elsewhere|Neel Patel|March 17, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Bennett says the conflict with the Palestinians is “insoluble” and sounds almost happy about it.
The Election Obama Will Lose|Robert Shrum|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST

In other words, they were not going to let the most insoluble problems trump what could be achieved.
Winston Lord and Leslie H. Gelb: Nixon’s China Opening, 40 Years Later|Winston Lord, Leslie H. Gelb|February 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Worrying about Yemen is a way not to worry about the insoluble problems of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
America's Terrorism Amnesia|Lee Siegel|January 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Crystals of calcium oxalate are insoluble in acetic acid or caustic soda.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It is in this way that lime, which occurs in the soil principally as the insoluble carbonate, is dissolved and absorbed.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
Starch is insoluble in cold water, but by boiling, it dissolves, forming a thick paste.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
It is a white crystalline fusible solid, insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol and in solutions of the alkalies.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
The greater part of the organic matters are insoluble both in water and acids.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for insoluble

insoluble

/ (ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being dissolved; incapable of forming a solution, esp in water

incapable of being solved

Derived forms of insoluble

insolubility or insolubleness, nouninsolubly, adverb

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Medical definitions for insoluble

insoluble

[ ĭn-sŏl′yə-bəl ]

adj.

Not soluble.

Scientific definitions for insoluble

insoluble

[ ĭn-sŏl′yə-bəl ]

Not capable of being fully dissolved. Fats and oils are insoluble in water.

insoluble

Origin of insoluble

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